West Coast returned to the winning list for the first time since round 1 when the Eagles caught Adelaide on an off day and took out a convincing 50-point win. It was tight and low-scoring early, with Ben McKinley scoring the only goal of the opening quarter, but the floodgates opened in the second term and the Eagles had little difficulty from then on in dispatching with the minimal resistance put up by Adelaide. Young Eagle Ryan Davis got himself in the record books in a way he wouldn't have wanted, being the first player to be penalised for a breach of the AFL's new interchange system.West Coast 1.4 7.5 10.10 14.13 (97)Adelaide 0.3 1.7 4.12 5.17 (47)Goals : West Coast - D Cox 2, A Embley 2, B McKinley 2, D Wirrpanda 2, S Armstrong, M Braun, B Ebert, J Kennedy, C Masten, B Staker. Adelaide - I Maric 2, N Van Berlo 2, G Johncock.Best : West Coast - A Embley, B Priddis, C Fletcher, B Jones, M Rosa, B Staker. Adelaide - S Thompson, N Van Berlo, G Johncock, I Maric.Injuries : West Coast - M Seaby (replaced in selected side by S Armstrong).Reports - Nil. Umpires - L Farmer, J Schmitt, S Wenn.Crowd - 35,348 at Subiaco Oval.

When Geelong swept all before them in a record-breaking grand final run last season, it was easy to forget how close the Cats got to not even playing in the grand final. In last year's prelim final the Cats only just fell over the line by 5 points; and on Friday night Collingwood got a slice of revenge when they handed out the reigning premier's first loss of 2008. And the Magpies didn't just win, they thrashed the previously unbeaten Gelong by 86 points. The Cats were without Brad Ottens and Paul Chapman, but even with those highly-credentialled absentees it was a shock to see the Cats forced into turnovers by a ferocious Collingwood defence that put on a display that throws their hopes for 2008 wide open.Collingwood 6.4 11.6 16.8 20.14 (134)Geelong 2.2 3.3 6.5 7.6 (48)Goals : Collingwood - T Cloke 4, P Medhurst 3, L Davis 2, A Didak 2, C Bryan, M Clarke, J Fraser, B Johnson, T Lockyer, S Pendlebury, A Rocca, H Shaw, D Thomas. Geelong - G Ablett 2, R amble, T Hawkins, C Mooney, T Varcoe, D Wojcinski.Best : Collingwood - M Clarke, D Thomas, T Cloke, T Lockyer, D Swan, S Pendlebury, A Rocca, A Didak, H O'Brien. Geelong - G Ablett, J Corey.Injuries : Geelong - P Chapman (hamstring) replaced in selected side by T Varcoe.Reports - Nil. Umpires - S McBurney, H kennedy, S Jeffery.Crowd - 78,206 at MCG.